Sketches of the Life of the Great Priest

Sketches of the Life of the Great Priest (Japanese: 高祖御一代略図, Hepburn: Kōso goichidai ryakuzu) (c. 1831) is a series of ten Japanese woodblock prints in ink and color on paper made by ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861). It was released by publisher Iseya Rihei in 1835–1836. The prints, which are in the large, horizontal, multi-colored woodblock format, tell the story of Nichiren (1222–1282), a Japanese Buddhist priest, philosopher and founder of Nichiren Buddhism. Kuniyoshi's series reveals the influence of artist Kawamura Bunpō from the Kishi school of painting.

In the Snow at Tsukahara, Sado Island, is generally considered the greatest work in the entire series. There are four known variations of this print—two with a horizon line and two without. The original ten prints are believed to have been used to illustrate Buddhist teaching materials and are part of an ancient illustrated literary tradition ascribed to Buddhist printmaking. Sketches of the Life of the Great Priest is one of five separate series of prints by Kuniyoshi focused on the theme of religion. It represents Kuniyoshi's eleventh major work since 1820 and roughly his 180th to 190th individual work. In total, he produced around 1,000 works, including variants, duplicates, and multiple individual pieces within a single series.